US5788500A - Continuous wave laser battlefield simulation system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to battlefield simulation systems, and more particularly to a laser-based battlefield simulation system using continuous wave (CW) lasers.
- Lasers are referred to, not only in the commonly referred to visible light bandwidth, but also in their more modern generic bandwidth sense, i.e., ultraviolet to infrared.
- Radio transmitters are commonly utilized for emitting a narrow beam of radiation, the transmitter being mounted to be aimed with the weapon simulated and combined with detector means oriented to a target and hit and miss indicator means in the form or audio or visual signal means.
- MILES Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
- the MILES system uses laser bullets to simulate the lethality and realism of the modern tactical battlefield.
- Laser transmitters capable of shooting pulses of coded infrared energy, simulate the effects of live ammunition.
- the transmitters are attached to and removed from all hand-carried and vehicle mounted direct fire weapons.
- Detectors located on opposing force troops and vehicles receive the coded laser beam.
- the MILES decoders determine whether the target was hit by a weapon which could cause damage (hierarchy of weapons effects) and whether the laser bullet was accurate enough to cause a casualty.
- the target vehicles or troops are made instantly aware of the accuracy of the shot by means of audio alarms and visual displays, which can indicate a hit or a near miss, but nothing more.
- Pulse lasers have certain inherent problems associated with their use in a simulation environment, such as eye safety, sensitivity, realism, and data transfer.
- Pulse lasers are capacitor controlled and due to inherent capacitor-discharging effects, the optical power emitted has strong fluctuations that are usually above 1% and often exceed 10% Furthermore, due to thermal effects such as temperature sensitivity, contact problems, emitting-face effects, etc., the emitted power from a pulse laser can change dramatically over the long term. Not only does the power of the pulse laser vary, but the pulse duration and the time between pulses (chitter from capacitor charging) varies significantly. These effects combine so that it is common for the emitted energy to vary by as much as a factor of two in typical devices. Thus, a pulse laser designed to run in Laser Class 1 (completely eye safe), might often emit pulses exceeding the limits of this class if the design limit is not placed far below the Class limits. Due to stochastic variations and the above-mentioned effects, even factory testing cannot insure that all manufactured pulse lasers will never emit pulses exceeding laser class limits.
- Pulse laser based systems use simple algorithms to decide between direct hits and near misses. These decisions are typically based on laser beam received-power measurements. If the received power falls below a certain level, the system registers a near miss, and if the system measures received power above a defined level, then a direct hit is registered. This is not always realistic, however, since other factors can lower the power of the laser beam. For example, the intensity of a laser beam decreases with distance because of beam divergence.
- the present invention provides an improved battlefield simulation system based upon continuous wave lasers.
- the general purpose of the present invention which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a continuous wave laser battlefield simulation system with improved eye safety, sensitivity, realism and data transfer.
- the present invention provides a system for the control, monitoring and evaluation of simulated battlefield scenarios and military maneuvers.
- the system uses CW lasers and high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to simulate all types of weapons, including, but not limited to, rifles, pistols, hand grenades, tanks, and land mines.
- the weapon is used normally by the soldier and a beam of energy is used to represent the effects of the simulated weapons, be it the firing of a bullet, the explosion of a hand grenade, and so on, as realistically as possible.
- All participants in the exercise both personnel and objects such as tanks, aeroplanes, jeeps, trucks, and so on) are outfitted with detectors which register the probable effects (such as direct hit, injury or near miss) on the participant.
- the instant invention CW beam of energy is coded so that the agent responsible for the energy beam is uniquely identified, as well as the type of weapon responsible for the laser beam. Rules are defined which facilitate the interpretation of received signals into probable effects. For example, a rifle fired at a tank will be registered as having little or no effect whereas a rifle hit on a soldier will be registered as an injury, kill or near miss, depending on the nature of the hit.
- the system can simulate all phases of training, including: (i) registering direct hits, near misses, injuries, incapacitation, etc.; (ii) recording all events with time and agent; and (iii) compiling individual and group performance reports.
- the system uses (CW) lasers.
- the CW laser energy beam is coded using pulse-code modulation (PCM) and pulse-pause modulation (PPM). These modulation schemes are used because of their high accuracy, immunity to disturbances and noise, and high sensitivity.
- PCM pulse-code modulation
- PPM pulse-pause modulation
- the present invention simulation system is able to use these modulation schemes because the lasers and light sources used are CW devices. All previous simulation systems have used pulse lasers.
- the advantages of the present system include improved eye safety, improved sensitivity, improved realism, and improved data transfer.
- the use of CW lasers with PCM and/or PPM allow data transfer accuracy and rates to be realized which are impossible with systems using pulse lasers.
- the CW lasers used in the present invention simulation system have a built-in monitor photodiode which gives a precise measure of the optical power emitted by the laser. This measured optical power is used in a feedback circuit and allows for automatic power compensation, that is, the laser is driven so that the desired power is emitted. This ensures that the maximum amount of power is emitted by the laser while the designated laser class specifications are never exceeded.
- the monitor photodiode By properly using the monitor photodiode, correctly used CW lasers can be insured to fall in the proper laser class at all times.
- PCM and PPM as encoding techniques allows lock-in and other high-sensitivity techniques to be used in detection.
- the laser emits its signal with quartz accurate timing, and the receiver also have quartz crystals with corresponding frequencies.
- Sensitivities are realized by using CW lasers that are impossible for pulse systems to realize.
- Subnanowatt sensitivities are realized with the present system. This allows an effective range of up to several kilometers.
- the current system uses many detectors which allows the system to locate the incident laser beam on the participant, e.g., soldier, or object, e.g., tank.
- the realism and accuracy of the system is uncompromised by fog, rain, dirt, sand, etc.; only the range will be shortened (since typical ranges of the current system are up to several kilometers versus the much shorter range of 300 meters for prior art pulse laser systems, a reduction of even 50% in the range will have no noticeable effect on simulation exercises).
- the laser beam used can have a low divergence.
- low divergence is meant a 5 centimeters (cm) spot size at 100 meters (m).
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- MILES existing systems
- a divergence of approximately 500 cm at 100 m this is lower by two orders of magnitude, a factor of 100.
- the present invention 5 cm spot size does not have to hit a sensor. Scattered light on the body of the soldier or tank is enough to trigger a present invention sensor, as will be shown in detail below.
- the advantages of a low divergence, i.e., small diameter, laser beam include: (i) The same laser system can be used for night combat fighting; (ii) With a low divergence beam it is possible to point at a particular soldier and identify him; (iii) Low divergence laser beams are also more difficult for "enemy" soldiers to see; (iv) Two soldiers standing close to each other can be clearly distinguished with a low divergence laser beam, a feature especially important in close quarter combat; and (v) A low divergence beam more closely simulates a real gun shot because a real bullet has a divergence variation in flight of approximately 3 cm at 100 m.
- FIG. 1 is a view of the invention components worn or used by a simulation participant.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention components worn and carried by a soldier-participant.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of a soldier-participant with the invention components worn during a simulation exercise.
- FIG. 4 is a back view of the soldier-participant shown in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of a CW laser circuit.
- FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of a pulse laser circuit.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram of CW laser output power versus current.
- FIG. 6B is a diagram of pulse laser output power versus capacitor size and/or voltage.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram of CW laser with feedback control output power versus time.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram of pulse laser output power versus time.
- FIG. 8A is a diagram of CW laser output power versus temperature.
- FIG. 8B is a diagram of pulse laser output power versus temperature.
- FIG. 9A is a diagram of CW laser modulated output versus time.
- FIG. 9B is a diagram of pulse laser modulated output versus time.
- FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the invention Laser Target Pointer.
- FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the Laser Target Pointer mounted on a weapon.
- FIG. 12 is a cross section view of FIG. 10.
- FIG. 13A is a front plan view of the pointer.
- FIG. 13B is a close up cross section view of the Laser Target Pointer front section.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit block diagram of the invention laser target pointer.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the laser beam pulse train outputted from the laser target pointer.
- FIG. 16 is a profile of the laser target pointer laser beam at varying distances.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic illustration of the torso assembly harness.
- FIG. 18 is a circuit block diagram of a torso assembly receiver-detector.
- FIG. 19 is a circuit block diagram of the torso assembly master box.
- FIG. 20 is a circuit block diagram of a torso assembly transmitter.
- FIG. 21 is a close up view of the helmet assembly worn by the soldier participant in FIGS. 2-4.
- FIG. 22 is a circuit block diagram of the invention helmet assembly.
- FIG. 23A is an illustrative view of a soldier direct hit.
- FIG. 23B is an illustrative view of an incident light detected soldier hit.
- FIG. 24A is an illustrative view of a soldier indirect hit.
- FIG. 24B is an illustrative view of a scattered light detected soldier hit.
- FIG. 25A is a direct/indirect hit profile at 10 meters.
- FIG. 25B is a direct/indirect hit profile at 100 meters.
- FIG. 25C is a direct/indirect hit profile at 300 meter.
- FIG. 26 is a front close-up view of the invention umpire unit.
- FIG. 27 is a circuit block diagram of the umpire unit.
- FIG. 28 is a front perspective view of the invention aiming tool with keyboard, umpire unit and test box.
- FIG. 29 is a close-up front elevational view of the Aiming Tool keyboard.
- FIG. 30 is a close-up front elevational view of the aiming tool.
- FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram of a position sensing detector.
- FIG. 32 is a circuit block diagram of the invention Aiming Tool.
- FIG. 33 is a circuit block diagram of the invention Keyboard.
- FIG. 34 is a front close-up view of the invention test box.
- FIG. 35 is a circuit block diagram of the invention test box.
- FIG. 36 is a circuit block diagram of the computer interface unit.
- FIG. 37 is a schematic view of the invention with illustrated communications paths.
- FIG. 38 is a schematic view of the invention with illustrated simulated combat communications paths.
- FIG. 39 is a schematic view of the invention with illustrated aiming communications paths.
- FIG. 40 is a schematic view of the invention with illustrated evaluation communications paths.
- FIG. 41A is a soldier-participant activity diagram illustrating fired shot effects as a function of time.
- FIG. 41B is a soldier-participant activity diagram illustrating hits on a soldier-participant as a function of time.
- the system 1 of the present invention is comprised of the following main assemblies: torso assembly 2, including harness 20, master box 60, detectors 40, and transmitter units 50; helmet assembly 3, including belt 90, main microprocessor subsystem 91, and helmet detectors 93; laser target pointer 4 including CW laser 120, laser triggering mechanism 130, 131, communications receivers 127, 128 and rifle mount 112; umpire unit 5 with microprocessor 143, liquid crystal display 141 and communications subsystem 145; system computer 6 with interface unit 201 and maneuver evaluation software; aiming tool 7 with keyboard 167 for personnel data input; and test box 8.
- torso assembly 2 including harness 20, master box 60, detectors 40, and transmitter units 50
- helmet assembly 3 including belt 90, main microprocessor subsystem 91, and helmet detectors 93
- laser target pointer 4 including CW laser 120, laser triggering mechanism 130, 131, communications receivers 127, 128 and rifle mount 112
- umpire unit 5 with microprocessor 143, liquid crystal display 141 and communications subsystem 145
- FIG. 1 is a view of the main invention components, i.e., torso assembly 2, helmet assembly 3, laser target pointer 4, umpire unit 5, test box 8, and simulation hand grenade 9, carried by a simulation participant.
- FIGS. 2-4 illustrate the invention components carried or worn by a soldier-participant 10.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B contain schematic diagrams of a typical operating CW laser circuit and typical pulse laser circuit, respectively.
- the CW laser 220 is driven by a 3 to 5 volt power source 221.
- the laser 220 is turned on by a transistor 222 in series with a resistor 223 and the laser diode 220.
- the transistor "on/off" input 224 at the transistor electrode 230 is determined by an external, modulation input 225 across the input resistor 226 which is grounded on one side.
- the CW laser circuit includes a feedback diode 227.
- the feedback diode 227 is connected in series to an operating amplifier 228 and feedback resistor 229.
- the feedback diode subcircuit comprised of the feedback diode 227, operating amplifier 228 and feedback resistor 229, is connected generally in parallel to the laser diode subcircuit comprising the laser 220 and resistor 223.
- the feedback diode circuit is connected at one end to the power source 221 and at the other end to the transistor electrode 230.
- the laser subcircuit is connected at one end to the power source 221 and at the other end to the transistor electrode 231.
- Transistor electrode 232 is grounded.
- the purpose of the feedback diode 227 is to control the laser diode 220 output power 233. As current starts flowing through the laser 220, the feedback diode 227 immediately starts controlling the laser output power 233.
- the laser diode output power 233 is continuous while the transistor 222 is "on" and the power magnitude is a function of the amount of current passed through the diode 220. This can been seen more clearly in FIG. 6A. However, with the feedback diode 227, the amount of current, and therefore the amount of output power can be controlled and held to a desired level. The effect of the feedback control can be seen more clearly in FIG. 7A. With the feedback subcircuit, a desired fixed output power will never be exceeded.
- the pulse laser 240 is driven by the discharge output of a capacitor 241, i.e., a "pulse" of discharged current from the capacitor 241.
- the capacitor 241 is initially charged by a high voltage converter 242 which in turn is powered by a 5 volt power supply 243.
- the pulse laser 240 has a triggering transistor 244 in series with it.
- the capacitor 241 is connected in parallel with the subcircuit formed by the pulse laser 240 and triggering transistor 244.
- the high voltage converter 242 puts a 100 volt potential across the capacitor 241. When fully charged the capacitor 241 is ready to be discharged by the transistor 244 across the pulse laser diode 240.
- the transistor 244 is triggered by an external signal 246 to the transistor electrode 245.
- the output power 247 from the laser 240 is determined by the size of the capacitor 241 and the voltage from the converter 242.
- FIG. 6B illustrates the effect of three different size capacitors, C1, C2 and C3.
- the pulse laser 240 has no other means to control laser output power 247.
- the main disadvantages of pulse lasers are caused by the high capacitor voltage discharge (there is a current flow of several amperes) which creates a great deal of noise and electronic instability. Wire size and the soldiering connections required for the high current discharges are critical. See FIG. 7B.
- CW lasers are not affected by any temperatures in the normal operation region.
- the feedback system controls the stability of the output power. See FIG. 8A.
- temperature and modulation frequency have dramatic affects on pulse laser output power. As temperatures rise, pulse laser output power 247 may be halved. Conversely, as temperatures drop, laser output power 247 could double. See FIG. 8B. Increasing modulation frequencies has a similar effect on CW and pulse laser output power. See, also, Table 1 below.
- the CW laser is a continuous laser and can be turned on and off nearly as fast as wanted. Every pulse follows exactly the modulated, electronic trigger commands. There is no jitter or variation of the pulse duration. See FIG. 9A.
- the CW laser of the present invention is also extremely accurate with respect to the time between pulses. Because of this, the sensitivity of the present invention detection system (described in detail below) has been increased over prior art systems by several hundred times. One of the biggest problems with prior art pulse lasers is their very high jitter. Because of this, the time between pulses cannot be used for any detection system. Pulse laser based systems must rely exclusively on the detection of peak power. See FIG. 9B.
- Table 1 lists and compares the optical characteristics of a CW laser and a pulse power laser.
- Table 1 contains data typical of CW lasers and pulse lasers. Since the chip size of a CW laser is no more than half of the pulse laser, it is possible to reduce the laser beam output angle with a good optic to approximately 0.5 millirad (mrad), where a mrad is defined as 1 millimeter at 1,000 millimeters. This means that the beam diameter at 100 m is only 5 cm instead of one meter or more. This allows the invention CW laser to be used also as an aiming device. Output wavelength is also important. Current night vision goggles are sensitive only in the range of 500 nm to a maximum of 880 nm. All laser outputs higher than 880 nm cannot be seen with current night vision goggles.
- the CW laser of the present invention is an ideal night time target recognition device for simulation and real shooting.
- the substantially greater modulation bandwidth capability of the present invention CW laser permits far greater information transfer capabilities, as well as providing a vehicle for GPS location and transmission.
- CW lasers are capable of being modulated up to 1 GHz. Pulse lasers will lose more than 50% or their power if they are modulated higher than 50 kHz. The power output of the CW laser is dramatically less than that of a pulse laser system. This insures an eye-safe system with the present invention.
- the laser target pointer 4 houses the CW laser of the present system 1.
- the laser target pointer 4 has a front end 117 and a rear end 118 and is divided into three sections.
- the front section 114 contains a semiconductor CW laser 120 and horizontal 121 and vertical 122 adjustment means.
- the middle section 115 contains the pointer control electronics 119 described more fully below.
- the back section 116 of the pointer 4 contains a battery pack 123 comprised of two 1.5 volt AA rechargeable batteries and a battery charge plug 124.
- the pointer 4 is mounted on the upper receiver 111 of a standard combat rifle 110.
- the mount 112 for the laser target pointer 4 has a bore along the gun sight 113 which allows the soldier-participant 10 to aim at a target in the usual manner.
- the pointer 4 is mounted near the center of mass of the weapon 110, thus the balance of the weapon 110 is unaltered.
- the laser pointer control electronics 119 includes a microprocessor 125 with EE PROM 126.
- the middle section 115 also contains two receivers 127, 128 electrically connected to the microprocessor 125.
- One receiver 127 receives instructions and data from a torso assembly master box 60 via a transmitter unit 50 in the torso assembly 2.
- the master box 60 will transmit to the laser pointer 4 a signal modulated at 2 MHz and containing a 117-bit code comprised of a 16-bit soldier identifier, a 4-bit weapon code, and 3 ⁇ 32-bit GPS codes.
- the other receiver 128 receives instructions and data from an umpire unit 5 and/or test box 8.
- the umpire unit 5 and/or test box 8 will transmit to the laser pointer 4 a signal modulated at 3 MHz and containing 16 bits of code comprised of an "on/off" command or continuous wave operation, or demonstration soldier identifier.
- the microprocessor 125 is electrically connected to and monitors the signals from the receivers 127, 128, provides pulse coding to a laser driver 129, generates a laser firing trigger from the trigger input 130 or trigger detector 131, drives the LED display 132, drives and optional display 137.
- the pointer, built-in LED display 132 is used to indicate pointer status. A red or green blinking LED warns of a low battery.
- a red LED indicates the power is turned on, and a green LED indicates that the pointer 4 is free to be fired.
- the soldier-participant 10 can fire his weapon 110, and thereby trigger the laser pointer 4, using several options.
- One option uses a piezoelectric sensor 131 built into the pointer 4, which instructs the microprocessor 125 to "fire” the laser when one pulls the trigger of the weapon 110. The “click” made by the firing pin when the trigger is pulled activates the sensor 131.
- Another option uses a microswitch 130 which instructs the microprocessor 125 to "fire” the laser when the microswitch 130 is pushed.
- the pointer laser output beam 133 generates a coded, 17 millisecond, modulated CW laser beam with superimposed pulse packet for each shot when the firearm 110 with pointer 4 is aimed and fired at an "enemy" soldier-participant 10. See FIGS. 14 & 15.
- the beam 133 contains a short train of microsecond-long pulses in the near infrared.
- the laser beam may have a wavelength in the 780 nm to 2 ⁇ m (micrometer) range and emits trains of pulses, each one microsecond in duration.
- the entire pulse packet has a duration of 17 milliseconds and the emitted energy is 20 nanojoules (nJ).
- the laser beam 133 contains two 116-bit words modulated at 10 MHz.
- the laser target pointer 4 belongs in Laser Class 1.
- the laser beam output 133 has a divergence of approximately 0.5 mrad and an effective range from 0 to over 4 miles.
- the laser beam output 133 from the pointer 4 enlarges at a rate of 5 cm per 100 m distance. See FIG. 16. This corresponds roughly to the scatter area of most weapons.
- the laser used in the present invention 1 is certified as Laser Class I and is completely safe for direct viewing.
- PCM and PPM encoding may be used on the laser energy beams.
- the detector microprocessors 44, 96 described below can be programed to respond to certain codes and/or groups of codes, thereby filtering out extraneous signals and noise.
- the coding techniques allow the user to determine exactly who "shot” whom and where. Pulse lasers cannot provide this ability because of pulse noise from switching ("chatter").
- the encoding techniques permitted by the CW lasers used keeps the laser output within class 1 tolerances while still obtaining ranges of up to six miles.
- the system 1 would nominally operate with laser strengths of approximately 50 milliwatts.
- the laser target pointer 4 is in constant communication with the soldier-participant's master box 60. If the soldier-participant 10 is "killed” or otherwise deactivated, then the laser target pointer 4 will not "fire.” The laser target pointer 4 may be turned on and off by an optical signal from either the umpire unit 5 or the test box 8.
- the torso assembly 2 of the present invention 1 includes a harness 20, master box 60, detectors 40, and two transmitter units 50, which are shown in detail in FIGS. 1-4, and 17-20.
- the torso assembly harness 20 is made of webbing material which resembles the military standard-issue load-carrying lift harness and is worn by each soldier-participant 10.
- the harness 20 is comprised of two suspenders 21 positioned over the shoulders 11 of a soldier-participant 10. The suspenders 21 engage a waist belt 22 worn by the soldier-participant 10 each suspender 21 beginning at the waist belt 22 portion on the soldier-participant's front 12 and terminating at the waist belt 22 portion on the soldier-participant's lower back 13.
- the suspenders 21 are further engaged by two horizontal support straps, one 23 interconnecting the suspenders 21 across the soldier-participant's chest 14 and the other 24 interconnecting the suspenders 21 across the soldier-participant's upper back 15.
- the harness 20 is further comprised of two upper arm bands 25, each one fitted over an upper arm 16 of the soldier-participant 10. Each upper arm band 25 is connected by means of a connecting strap 26 to the nearest suspender 21 at the soldier-participant's shoulder 11.
- seven detectors are attached to the torso assembly harness 20.
- the first detector 33 is attached to the center of the front horizontal support strap 23.
- the second detector 34 is attached to the right suspender 21a near to the front junction 28 of right suspender 21a and the waist belt 22.
- the third detector 35 is attached to the left suspender 21b near to the front junction 29 of the left suspender 21b and the waist belt 22.
- the fourth detector 36 is attached to the right connecting strap 26a near to the right upper arm band 25a.
- the fifth detector 37 is attached to the left connecting strap 26b near to the left upper arm band 25b.
- the sixth detector 38 is attached to the right suspender 21a near to the back junction 30 of the right suspender 21a and the waist belt 22.
- the seventh detector 39 is attached to the left suspender 21b near to the back junction 31 of the left suspender 21b and the waist belt 22.
- the torso assembly 2 has an eighth detector 32 mounted on the back of the master box 60 attached to the harness rear horizontal support strap 24.
- the master box 60 itself, may replace the rear horizontal support strap 24 in its entirety.
- the torso assembly detectors 40 each contain a microprocessor 44 which is programed to look for the specific laser beam packet 133 being fired.
- each detector is programed to detect two 116-bit words modulated at 10 MHz.
- the generated laser beam output 133 can be shaped in any desired format as will be described more fully below.
- the detectors 40 do not require direct hits to detect a fired signal 133.
- Each detector 40 is electronically comprised of a detector component 41, the output of which is passed to an amplifier 42, through an integrator filter 43 into the detector microprocessor 44.
- the detector electronics includes a frequency sensitive tank circuit 45 comprised of a capacitor 46 and coil 47, or equivalent, which provides additional means for selectively detecting laser pulses.
- the detectors 40 are each electrically connected by means of a cable 61 imbedded in the harness webbing to the master box 60.
- Each torso assembly 2 has a master box 60 attached to the harness rear horizontal support strap 24.
- the master boxes 60 for the soldier-participants 10 serve as the core of the system 1.
- Each master box 60 continuously monitors the eight detectors 40 in a soldier-participant's the torso assembly 2 and the helmet assembly 3.
- the master box 60 also receives a transmission from the helmet assembly 3 every 10 seconds.
- the master box 60 transmits signals every 4 seconds to the laser target pointer 4; runs a period self test and a test of all detectors 40; and communicates with the umpire unit 5 and test box 8.
- the master box 60 is capable of recording an entire sequence of events involving a particular soldier-participant 10.
- Every master box 60 is coded with a permanent serial number (S/N), or soldier identification number, lying between 1 and 65,000. This number is used to identify the soldier-participant 10 through the exercise.
- a transmitter unit 50 electrically connected to the master box 60 and mounted on the torso assembly harness 20 sends this serial number and the status of the soldier-participant 10 to the laser target pointer 4.
- FIG. 19 there is shown a circuit block diagram of a master box 60.
- the main microprocessor 63 Central to the master box is the main microprocessor 63.
- the main microprocessor 63 is powered by means of a battery pack 64 and battery control 65.
- the battery pack 64 is comprised of eight, rechargeable, AA 1.5 volt alkaline batteries and can be run for thirty hours between charges.
- the battery pack 64 may be externally recharged via a battery charge plug 67.
- the status of the battery pack 64 is made known by means of a LED indicator 66.
- the unique master box permanent serial number may be hard wired or soft wired in by means of a number matrix 68.
- the master box clock 69 is synchronized by the umpire when the master box soldier-participant 10 is activated for the exercise.
- the microprocessor 63 has an external RAM 70 which contains the information concerning the identity of the soldier-participant 10, the initial data concerning the exercise, and a complete record of all events which occur to the soldier-participant 10 during the exercise maneuvers.
- the master box high speed transmitter 71 and high speed receiver 72 are the master box means for communicating with the umpire unit 5 and providing high speed data transfers, i.e., 1 MBits/second.
- the 10 MHz, 116-bit output from the eight detectors 40 are passed over the cable 61 a master box receiver 76 and therefrom to the main microprocessor 63.
- the master box 60 also receives helmet transmissions (5 MHz, 116-bit) through another receiver 77 physically mounted on the top of the master box 60.
- the receiver 77 is electrically connected to the main microprocessor 63.
- LEDs 73 may also be placed on the master box to indicate: status of the equipment, including battery status; operational status, such as placement of helmet, laser target pointer alignment; and fighting status, i.e., waiting, activated, injury or near miss, "kill” or direct hit, deactivated.
- the master box has a group of individual LED status indicators 73.
- the LED status indicators 73 include: “FIGHTING” 80, "DEAD” 81, "INJURED” 82, “WAITING” 83, “NOT AIMED” 84, "HELMET ERROR” 85, and “RX-ERROR” 86.
- the "RX-ERROR” 86 box is both a control box and a LED.
- the LED would come on if one or more of the detectors 40 were not working.
- the control box function is activated by a test code sensed by the detector 33 attached to the center of the front horizontal support strap 23.
- the test code initializes the invention system 1 and/or tests the system 1.
- the master box 60 also contains a built-in speaker alarm 74 which can warn of a low battery, indicate when a shot or "near miss" is detected, and announce that a direct hit or "kill” has occurred.
- the alarm 74 also has a LED 78 attached to it thereby providing the capability for a visible alarm.
- a motion and angle sensor 75 is also built into the master box 60 for operational purposes described in detail below.
- the master box 60 also contains a receiver 79 for receiving "ON/OFF" commands from the umpire and a transmitter 87 for transmitting a soldier-participant's status to the umpire.
- Each master box 60 also contains an RS-232 interface port 89 for plugging into special modules thereby providing hardware access to the master box 60.
- the master box 60 contains a transmitter 59 for communication with an umpire unit 5.
- the transmitter 59 is comprised of a high powered, pulsed light emitting diode (LED). This transmitter 59 sends a 3 MHz, 16-bit coded signal to the umpire unit receiver 149.
- Each master box 60 also has means for tying in a GPS function.
- Each master box 60 employs GPS satellites for determining the position of the soldier-participant wearing the particular master box 60.
- Each master box 60 contains a miniaturized GPS receiver 250.
- a GPS antenna 251 is attached to the torso harness 20 at the junction of the left connecting strap 26b and left suspender 21b.
- the GPS information is received and coded as 3 ⁇ 32-bit words. This information may then be transmitted to the laser target pointer 4 for encoding of the laser output beam.
- the soldier-participant 10 receiving the beam with a coded GPS position then passes the information to his own master box 60.
- the receiving soldier-participant's master box 60 calculates the distance between its own position and the position of the soldier-participant firing the laser beam. The shot can then be verified regarding the weapon and distance precisely.
- the GPS position in this embodiment of the invention is stored every 10 seconds. This data is then transferred to the computer 6 during the analysis period along with the shot identification and soldier identification. It is therefore possible to analyze a combat simulation including the actual position of the soldier-participants.
- the harness 20 also contains two transmitter units 50, one 50b attached to the junction 55 of the front horizontal support strap 23 and the left suspender 21b, and the other 50a attached to the junction 56 of the right connecting strap 26a and the right suspender 21a on a soldier-participant's shoulder 11. This ensures that at least one transmitter 50a or 50b is always available for transmission in the direction of the soldier-participant's laser target pointer 4.
- Each transmitter unit 50 is comprised of a high powered, pulsed light emitting diode (LED) electrically connected by means of a cable 62 imbedded in the webbing of the harness 20 to the master box 60. As may be seen from FIG.
- LED pulsed light emitting diode
- the transmitter unit 50 takes a 1 MHz, 117-bit, coded signal from the master box 60, brings the signal through an amplifier 51 to a LED 52 for transmission to the laser target pointer 4 or to a hand grenade 9 or to a mine 260.
- Each transmitter 50 has two LEDs 52, one pointing upward and one pointing directly out. This further ensures that at least one transmitter 50 will always have an available transmission path to the soldier-participant's laser target pointer 4.
- Each soldier-participant 10 also wears a helmet assembly 3 during an exercise. See FIGS. 2-4 and 21.
- Each helmet assembly 3 has a belt 90 which fits snugly about the soldier-participant's helmet 17.
- the remaining assembly components are attached to this belt 90.
- the primary helmet assembly component is the helmet master box 91 which is preferably located at the helmet rear 18.
- the helmet master box 91 is a miniature version of the harness master box 60 and fulfils almost all the same functions in most of its facets.
- the helmet assembly 3 has two main sensors 92, also termed master detectors, with built in microprocessors 96 controlled by the helmet master box 91.
- Each main sensor 92 controls a subsidiary sensor 93, also termed slave detector, located at various positions on the helmet belt 90.
- the helmet master detectors 92 are programed to look for the specific shaped laser beam 133 being fired.
- two slave detectors 93 are used with one of each connected to a master detector 92.
- Each slave detector 93 has a make-up identical to that of a torso assembly detector 40 except that each of the helmet slave detectors 93 are electrically connected to a master detector 92 by electrical cable 94 imbedded in the helmet belt 90 instead of to a master box 60.
- Each master detector 92 is in turn electrically connected by cable 94 to the main microprocessor 96 in the helmet master box 91.
- the helmet master box 91 is powered by a battery pack 97 containing two 1.5 V AA rechargeable alkaline batteries with a battery life of approximately 40 hours between recharges.
- a battery charge plug 98 is built into the helmet master box 91 for recharging the batteries.
- An EE PROM 99 is contained within the helmet master box 91 and is connected to the main microprocessor 96. The EE PROM unit 99 stores data even when the batteries are out. It is much smaller than the master box external RAM 70 and stores the last status in case of battery failure or other power interruption.
- the helmet master box 91 communicates with the torso master box 60 at least every 10 seconds using a 5 MHz, 116-bit code. Communication with the torso master box 60 is accomplished by a helmet assembly transmitter 100.
- the helmet assembly master box 91 also contains a receiver 101 for receiving 3 MHz, 16-bit "On/Off" codes from an umpire. Communications between the helmet assembly 3 and torso assembly master box 60 are line of sight using coded infrared signals. If the soldier-participant 10 removes his helmet 17, the communications link will be interrupted and the torso master box 60 will inactivate the soldier-participant's laser target pointer 4.
- the helmet assembly detectors 92, 93 detect an enemy laser beam "shot"
- the information of the shot including the serial number of the soldier-participant 10 who fired the shot, is passed to the torso master box 60.
- the helmet assembly 3 is initially activated by an optical signal from the umpire unit 5 or the test box 8 to the helmet assembly receiver 101.
- each helmet slave detector 93 has a light transmitting/receiving tubular member 105 attached thereto and extending below the helmet 17. These tubes 105 are particularly useful in picking up any light incident on the face or neck areas of the soldier-participant 10.
- the present invention permits much smaller detectors to be used, while at the same time dramatically increasing their sensitivity. Eye safety is no longer a problem. Information gathering and simulation control are substantially increased because of the availability of PCM and PPM modulation techniques.
- the present invention detectors 40, 92, 93 can be activated by both direct 134 and scattered 135 light from the laser beam 133. If direct light 134 from the laser beam 133 is incident on a detector 40, 92, 93, the detector will first filter out any beam frequencies outside a designated carrier band width, and then outside a designated modulation frequency bandwidth. Any signal within a designated carrier band width and modulation frequency bandwidth will be decoded and passed to the detector's microprocessor to determine if the pulse packet contained in the laser beam 133 meets certain specified code criteria.
- the information contained within the packet, as well as the fact of detection and the identity of the detector will be passed to the master box 60 of the soldier-participant "hit" by the laser beam 133.
- the laser beam radial diameter is sufficiently small that a laser beam 133 can strike the enemy soldier-participant yet not strike a detector 40, 92, 93 worn by the enemy soldier-participant 10.
- the system 1 of the present invention will detect the light 135 of the laser beam 133 that is scattered by the clothing or skin of the soldier-participant 10. Thus all laser beams 133 which strike the enemy soldier-participant will be detected.
- the detector 40, 92, 93 will pass the sensed information on to the "hit" soldier-participant master box 60 in the same manner as with incident light 134.
- An injury is registered when one sensor, or the area surrounding one sensor is hit. This can be changed or customized to a particular simulation.
- a soldier-participant 10 can continue to fire when the hit status is "injured”. This function can be altered as desired.
- Direct hits as opposed to incident light detection, are registered when the sensor 40 at the center of the torso is hit, a helmet sensor 92, 93 is struck, or whenever two or more sensors 40, 92, 93 detect the same shot from an opponent.
- the soldier-participant 10 will be "dead” as a result of a direct hit, and his laser target pointer 4 will be rendered inoperable by a special infrared signal from the soldier-participant's master box 60.
- a continuous "beep” may be emitted by the master box speaker 74. This can be modified, if desired, so that the tone is only emitted when the "dead" soldier-participant 10 moves or stands up, instead of remaining still while lying on the ground.
- an umpire unit 5 An umpire can query each soldier-participant's master box 60 and enter into a central point identification and simulation progress information. Following the end of the battlefield exercise, all of the soldier-participants 10 involved are deactivated by an umpire and the date contained in the master box 60 of each soldier-participant 10 is read out using an umpire unit 5. Each soldier-participant's master box 60 and the umpire unit 5 communicate via infrared optical signals; no cables are required. The umpire unit 5 stores all the data of each soldier-participant 10 he has read.
- the data includes a list of each event experienced by the soldier-participant during the exercise along with the time the event occurred.
- the data may include where the soldier-participant may have been shot; if and how he had been "killed”; when he had been activated; the status of the soldier-participant's equipment; and also a soldier-participant's GPS position.
- the umpire unit 5 is a small, hand-held, rectangular console 140 with liquid crystal display (LCD) 141, keyboard 142, microprocessor 143, battery pack 144 with a voltage control/charging input unit 151 and display 152, and communications subsystem 145. It is held and operated by personnel designated as "umpires" for the simulation exercise.
- the umpire units communications subsystem 145 contains a high speed transceiver 146 for high volume data transfer (1 Mbits/second) to and from a soldier-participant's master box high speed transmitter 71 and receiver 72.
- the umpire unit has a transceiver 150 to communicate with the interface unit 201.
- the umpire unit communications subsystem 145 also contains another transmitter 147 which transmits a 3 MHz, 16-bit code to the master box receiver 79 and/or laser target pointer receiver 128 and also contains a receiver 149 for receiving transmissions from the master box 60.
- the 16-bit code is an "on/off" command. It may also query as to a soldier-participant's name, injury, status, and who shot the soldier-participant.
- the 16-bit code may also be used to change the laser target pointer mode of operation from simulation to continuous laser transmission for aiming of demonstration purposes.
- the umpire unit communications subsystem 145 contains a third transmitter 148 which has the same function as a soldier-participant's laser target pointer 4. This transmitter 148 transmits a 10 MHz, 116-bit code.
- the umpire can send forth his personal number which will be registered as a deadly hit to the soldier-participant 10.
- the umpire unit 5 is activated by the interface unit 201.
- the aiming tool 7 contains a suit-case console 160 with positioning sensing screen 161, transmitter 162 (to the master box 60), umpire unit transmitter 163, umpire unit receiver 164, battery pack 165, and keyboard connection 166, and a keyboard unit 167 with an RS-232 interconnecting cable 168.
- the aiming tool 7 is used in conjunction with the laser target pointer 4 to align the laser target pointer 4 and the weapon 110 on which the pointer 4 is mounted. To accomplish this, the aiming tool 7 incorporates eight positioning sensing detectors 190 about the screen 161.
- the screen 161 also contains 9 LEDs 170. The LEDs 170 show only in which quadrant the laser beam has hit the detector 190.
- Each position detector 190 has 4 connectors 191 and a ground 192. If the focused light of a laser beam hits the detector's surface, 4 analog currents move to the connectors 191a, 191b, 191c, and 191d.
- the current along each connector 191 is preamplified 173, filtered 177, analog calculated for an X-Y position 178, digitized 174 and passed to the microprocessor 175.
- the analog calculator 178 takes the intensity of the current measured along each connector 191 and from the four readings is able to calculate the exact X-Y point where the laser beam 133 hit the detector surface.
- the signals from the position detector 190 are so weak that the calculations must be done in analog for accuracy.
- the microprocessor 175 processes the resultant X-Y data and instructs the keyboard unit 167 to present the amount of horizontal and vertical adjustments needed to zero the laser beam 133 from the laser pointer 4. In this embodiment of the invention, one tician corresponds to 28 mm at 100 m.
- the keyboard 167 presents to the soldier-participant 10 how many ticians are needed horizontally and vertically.
- the aiming tool 7 can resolve the transverse position of a laser target pointer output beam 133 to better than 100 micrometers. Therefore, the adjustment distance can be reduced to 5 to 10 meters for the accuracy of a 100 to 200 meter shot.
- the aiming tool 7 contains a receiver 176 and a transmitter 169 for reception and transmission of a 3 Mhz, 16-bit code "on/off" signal and other information from and to the umpire unit 5.
- the aiming tool umpire transmitter 163 and receiver 164 provide for high volume data transfers (1 MBits/second) between the umpire unit 5 and the aiming tool 7.
- the soldier-participant 10 stands ten meters from the aiming tool 7 which has been initialized with the time, exercise number and other information by an umpire unit 5.
- the aiming tool 7 transmits to the master box via an aiming tool transmitter 163 an infrared signal (10 MHz, 116-bit) which directs the soldier-participant's master box 60 to activate the soldier-participant's laser target pointer 4 thereby allowing the soldier-participant 10 to align the laser 120 to the weapon 110.
- the soldier-participant 10 then aims his weapon at the aiming tool screen (target) 161 to align the target pointer laser beam 133.
- the soldier-participant 10 is instructed how to align the laser by both an optical (LED indicators 170) and acoustical signal (analog speaker 171).
- the pointer 4 also sends the serial number of the soldier-participant 10 while he aligns his weapon 110 and this is saved in the aiming tool RAM 172.
- the soldier-participant 10 types in his name, rank, and unit using the aiming tool keyboard 167.
- the memory 172 of the aiming tool 7 contains data of all soldier-participants and an umpire can then transfer all the data from the aiming tool to the umpire unit 5.
- each umpire must read out the data of every aiming tool in order to have information concerning all the soldiers participating in the exercise.
- the keyboard 167 contains its own microprocessor 193 for preprocessing data to and from the aiming tool 7 via a cable 168 to the aiming tool RS 232 connection 166.
- the keyboard 167 is powered by a battery pack 194.
- the microprocessor 193 has a reset function 195, drives a speaker 195 for instructing the soldier-participant 10 aligning his laser target pointer 4 and weapon 110, and has its own display 196.
- the keyboard 167 also has its own receiver 197 connected to the microprocessor 193 for receiving "on/off" instructions from the umpire unit 5.
- the keyboard 167 also has a high speed transmitter 198 connected to the microprocessor 193 for transmission of IRQ protocols.
- test box 8 there is included within the invention system 1 a test box 8. All simulation system equipment can be tested prior to the exercise using the test box 8.
- the test box 8 is contained within a hand held console 180 with a keyboard 181, internal microprocessor 182, battery pack 183, 3 MHz, 16 Bit Transmitter 184, and a 1 MHz test IR sensor transmitter 185.
- the test box 8 may operate in one of several available modes, such as a demonstration mode, a mode which drives the laser target pointer 4 as a CW laser, and a test mode.
- the test box 8 can also be used to activate and deactivate a soldier-participant's equipment, such as the laser target pointer 4, torso assembly 2, and helmet assembly 3.
- the system 1 of the present invention contains a main central computer 6 which is of the PC class of computers. Communication by the various invention system components to the computer 6 is by means of an interface unit 201 which is connected to one of the main computer's parallel ports 200. See FIG. 36.
- the interface unit 201 has a main microprocessor 202 with memory 203, a reset function 204, and a direct connection 200 between the microprocessor 202 and main central computer 6.
- the microprocessor 202 directly drives a speaker unit 207 for audible signalling to a user.
- the interface unit 201 is powered by a battery pack 205 having the ability to be charged.
- the battery pack 205 may be remotely turned off and on by means of a receiver unit 206 adapted to receive a 3 MHz, 16 Bit, signal from the umpire unit 5.
- the microprocessor is directly connected to a high speed transmitter 208 and receiver 209 for transmission and reception of IRQ protocols at speeds of 1 MBit/second.
- the invention system 1 is initialized with the name of the exercise and the time by the system main computer 6.
- the computer 6 will then generate the exercise number from an input exercise name.
- each umpire unit 6 is initialized individually with the time and exercise number. This makes it possible to synchronize all clocks precisely and facilitates an accurate analysis of maneuvers.
- FIGS. 37-40 there are shown the communications channels between and among participants (FIG. 37), combat communications (FIG. 38), aiming communications (FIG. 39), and evaluation communications (FIG. 40).
- an umpire activates the soldier-participant 10 with a signal from the umpire unit 5 or from the test box 8.
- each soldier-participant's master box 60 monitors the events relating to the particular soldier-participant wearing a particular master box.
- the status of the master box 60 can be read at any time using the umpire unit 5. Status is transmitted from master box 60 to the umpire unit 5 using a coded infrared beam and the information is displayed on the built-in umpire unit LCD readout 141.
- the helmet assembly 3 is in constant communication with the master box 60. If the soldier-participant 10 removes his helmet 17, the master box 60 will deactivate the laser target pointer 4 and the soldier-participant 10 will not be able to fire. Should the helmet assembly 3 be struck by an enemy laser beam 133, this information is transmitted to the master box 60.
- the helmet assembly 3 is turned on by an optical signal either from the umpire unit 5 or test box 8.
- the umpire can change the fighting status of a soldier-participant 10, i.e., deactivate a soldier, put a soldier on waiting status, or activate the soldier to fighting status. Furthermore, the umpire can determine the identity of the soldier-participant (including his name, unit and serial number), the last contact with the enemy that the soldier had, and his overall status (waiting, fighting, injured, etc.).
- the laser beam 133 is emitted in the form of a train of microsecond pulses which contains: (a) a 16-bit soldier serial number in coded form, (b) a 4-bit weapon code, and (c) 3 ⁇ 32-bit GPS identification codes. Every shot is identified by the serial number of the soldier who shot it. Thus, credit (or blame) can be given where due.
- the master box 60 has a record for its soldier-participant of every event, including information on who shot the soldier, where the soldier was hit, when the event occurred, and GPS information.
- the status of a particular soldier-participant can be read at any time using the umpire unit 5.
- a loud acoustic signal may, as an option, be emitted by the master box 60. If the soldier-participant 10 suffers a direct hit, or is "killed", then the soldier-participant 10 will no longer be able to fire and must remain stationary. As stated above, a motion and angle sensor 75 is built into the master box 60. There are two optional modes to insure that the soldier-participant 10 is stationary. In one mode, a loud acoustic tone is emitted from the speaker 74 whenever the soldier-participant 10 moves.
- a tone is emitted from the speaker 74 any time the soldier-participant 10 stands, so that he must remain laying on his back to keep the tone from emitting.
- the umpire can transmit a signal to the master box receiver 79 remotely neutralize the speaker 74 and soldier-participant 10 so that the soldier-participant 10 can move and remove himself from the active simulation field.
- the umpire unit 5 stores all the data of each soldier-participant 10 he has read. This data includes a list of each event for the soldier-participant 10 during the exercise (such as where he might have been shot, if and how he had been killed, when he had been activated, the status of the soldier's equipment, and GPS information ) along with the time the event occurred.
- Each umpire then proceeds to the system main computer 6 and the data of each soldier is transferred to the computer 6 using the PC interface 201. After all the umpires have finished transferring their data, the computer compiles a complete history of the exercise.
- the software in the computer allows one to view the entire exercise in chronological order, to study the efforts of individual soldiers, to compare various companies or units, or to receive a concise summary of all important data of the exercise.
- the standard software is menu driven and straight forward to use by any DOS computer.
- All shots which strike the body will be detected and recorded. The effectiveness of each shot will be evaluated according to the location of the shot. For example, if the laser beam 133 strikes the detector 37 on the left arm or strikes near the detector 37 on the left arm, the system 1 will register an injury and the injured soldier-participant 10 will be able to fight on. See FIGS. 25A-25B. These conditions can be changed to meet particular demands. If the shot 133 strikes the soldier-participant 10 in the middle of the torso, then two or three detectors 33, 34, 35 may respond simultaneously. This will be registered as a direct hit and will be treated as a deadly injury. Any shot to the helmet assembly 3 will be registered as a direct hit.
- the soldier-participant's laser target pointer 4 will be deactivated by an infrared signal from his master box 60.
- the laser target pointer LED 132 will turn red indicating that the soldier-participant 10 will no longer be able to fire. Only the umpire, using the umpire unit 5, can change a soldier-participant's status.
- the present invention is a multiple purpose system.
- the system can be used for simulation with a modulated CW laser beam, for high volume data transfer applications, and for aiming purposes.
- the CW beam divergence of 0.5 mrad makes it possible to use the invention for all these applications.
- the high sensitivities of the system detectors make it possible to use a low divergence laser beam because the system sensors do not have to be directly hit - scattered light is good enough.
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